# push (10-push.org)

Push means to move something forward or make it go somewhere. People push a door open, push a cart, or push an idea to get others to accept it. It is about applying force or pressure to make something happen.

## What a model may hear
- git push (version control and software development): upload local commits to a remote repository, often triggering automated tests or deployments
- push notification (mobile and web applications): send a message from a server to a client device without the device requesting it first
- stack push (computer science and programming): add an item to the top of a stack data structure, often with a corresponding pop operation
- push-based streaming (data engineering and messaging systems): deliver data continuously from producer to consumer rather than waiting for the consumer to pull it

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "Push this to the team"
  Means: Tell the team about it or advocate for it
  May be taken as: Upload code to a shared repository or send an unsolicited system alert to everyone's devices
  Say instead: "Share this with the team and ask for their feedback"
- Says: "Push the data through"
  Means: Get the data processed and delivered
  May be taken as: Assume a specific streaming architecture or force data into a stack without validation
  Say instead: "Process and forward the data to the next step in our workflow"
- Says: "I got pushed out"
  Means: I was forced to leave or excluded
  May be taken as: Interpret as a stack overflow, a forced code deployment, or a notification dismissal
  Say instead: "I was pressured to leave the group or decision"

## Tips
- Say 'send a message' instead of 'push' when you mean communication
- Specify 'upload to the repository' when you mean git operations
- Use 'notify' or 'alert' for user-facing messages to avoid backend assumptions
- Say 'add to the list' or 'put on the stack' when you mean a data structure operation
- Add context like 'to the server' or 'to the team' to clarify direction and domain

## Often confused with
- pull: opposite direction of data or request flow
- commit: saves locally before any push happens
- deploy: makes code live, which may follow a push but is not the same
- publish: makes content available, usually without technical side effects
- shove: no technical meaning, purely physical or rude social force